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LicenseBed comfort, cane and mahogany, English, 1850-1920
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Bed comfort, cane and mahogany, English, 1850-1920
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Bed comfort, cane and mahogany, English, 1850-1920
This may have been used to support the back or to rest a limb on when a patient was confined to bed rest – either at home or in a hospital. The fine quality of the mahogany materials suggests it would only have been used by wealthier patients.
Details
- Category:
- Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A602163
- Materials:
- frame, mahogany and upholstery, cane, split
- Measurements:
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overall: 141 mm x 318 mm x 525 mm, .5kg
- type:
- orthopaedic support
